A New Jersey DWI conviction may cause problems at home and work immediately upon sentencing. It can also follow you for several years, making many aspects of your life challenging. The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission states that license suspension is typically...
DUI/DWI
How faulty is eyewitness identification?
Being wrongfully charged with a crime may feel difficult enough, but it becomes much worse when an eyewitness identifies you as the suspect. According to the Innocence Project, about 69% of all wrongful convictions overturned by DNA evidence occurred because of a...
Is DUI entrapment real?
One of the defenses potentially available to the defendant in a criminal case before a New Jersey court is entrapment. Simply put, entrapment occurs when law enforcement causes a person to commit a crime that they would have done otherwise. This includes tricking or...
Reviewing New Jersey’s self-defense laws
The possibility of you facing criminal charges in New Jersey for something as serious as assault may seem outlandish. Yet at the same time, you likely recognize that there are situations where you may feel compelled to actions that (under normal circumstances) might...
Should you question your DUI breath test results?
Before arresting you on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, officers are likely to ask you to provide a breath sample for roadside testing. If the testing device indicates you have a blood alcohol concentration over 0.08%, you may face criminal...
What is the Standardized Field Sobriety Test?
Even if you have never undergone a field sobriety test, you are probably familiar with the concept from movies and T.V. In reality, however, field sobriety testing does not always look like it does in fiction. Seeking a scientific measure of intoxication that would...
Alleged DUI drivers charged with vehicular homicide
Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol carries many perils, including causing a serious accident, losing driving privileges and facing serious criminal charges if someone is injured in an accident. Two men from northern New Jersey were recently charged with a...
How to protect yourself against drunk driving charges
This blog recently discussed the penalties for drunk driving in the state of New Jersey. Because of the serious nature of the potential penalties and consequences faced by accused drivers, it is additionally important that they are familiar with their criminal defense...
What are the penalties for drunk driving in New Jersey?
Many individuals go out with their friends and drink, then get behind the wheels of their cars not realizing just how intoxicated they are. What these individuals don't think about is how there's an uptick in police presence at night. They're on the lookout for...
Investigation finds breath tests are unreliable
Judges in New Jersey and Massachusetts have tossed out over 30,000 alcohol breath tests due to human error and other issues in the last year, according to a new report from the New York Times. The report's findings cast doubt on the trustworthiness of breath tests...